Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:37:35 GMTA recent survey conducted by an economic research institute in Germany shows that consumer confidence in the country is expected to fall once again for the second consecutive month.

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 03:15:30 GMTGermany is speeding up plans to close all of its nuclear reactors as criticism over the government's nuclear plans has grown since the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan.

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:39:25 GMTThe German government plans to phase out all nuclear power plants in the country by 2020, a decision that could cost millions of euros in losses every year for the utility industries.

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:19:51 GMTGermany has temporarily shut down seven of its nuclear power plants, becoming the first European country to close nuclear reactors in the wake of the crisis in quake-hit Japan.

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:26:18 GMTThousands of anti-nuclear activists have held a demonstration in southwest Germany to express opposition to the extension of the operations of some of the country's nuclear plants.

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:38:28 GMTGerman Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has resigned after being unmasked as a plagiarist after weeks of front page stories about the authenticity of his PhD thesis.

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:36:41 GMTMore than 10,000 German activists have gathered in the eastern city of Dresden to block neo-Nazis from holding a rally in commemoration of a 1945 allied bombing of the city.

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:15:51 GMTGerman Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has asked federal states to make every effort for the introduction of a nationwide Islamic curriculum in schools across the country.

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:37:17 GMTGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has appeared before a parliamentary committee, investigating the political handling of a deadly air strike near Konduz in northern Afghanistan in 2009.

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:35:45 GMTPeople in Berlin have held protests in front of Schonefeld airport against a government plan to build a new and bigger airport, dubbed the Berlin Brandenburg International.